St Virgil’s College Junior School is an all boys Catholic primary school catering for boys in Kindergarten, Prep and Grades 3 to 6. The Junior School sits in a central city campus next to the magnificent St Mary’s Cathedral. Grade 1 will commence in 2023 and Grade 2 in 2024 completing the College's Kindergarten to Year 6 learning pathway at the Patrick Street campus.
Our curriculum is comprehensive, interesting and challenging and encourages boys to strive for personal excellence in all endeavours. Our dedicated teaching staff focus on providing an engaging, challenging and supportive learning environment that is tailored to the needs of boys. Our staff implicitly understand that boys have different learning needs and styles and provide opportunities for boys to grow and experience success.
Specialist teachers provide lessons in Art, Physical Education, Japanese, Music, Library and Woodwork.
Learning Enhancement
Learning Enhancement is available for those students who after a series of assessments are found to be experiencing difficulties accessing the curriculum at their age level and require extra support, or are achieving at a high level and require extension and enrichment activities. A number of successful programmes are used to assist boys with their spelling, maths and reading development.
The College Also Provides:
- a well organised and varied sporting programme. In addition to swimming, cross country and athletics, we also offer a number of team sports including football, soccer, futsal, hockey, basketball, water polo, flippa ball, touch football, tennis and badminton. Boys are expected to participate in at least one team event each year.
- a comprehensive music programme where the students have their weekly class music lesson to learn a musical instrument, and also join our Junior School Band in Grade 5 and 6. There is also the opportunity for private tuition and/or to sing in our choir.
- a camp experience for all students from Year 3.
- extension experiences in woodwork, robotics and leadership.
- a safe environment where students and their families are very welcome and valued. If you wish to find out more about the College's Junior School or would like to arrange a tour please do not hesitate to Contact Us.
Staff
Our Teaching Staff
- Early Learning Years Director and Kindergarten – Mrs Sandra Mazengarb
- Prep – Mrs Anne Marie McLennan
- Year 3 – Mrs Stephanie Coleman
- Year 4 – Miss Katie Pugsley
- Year 5 – Miss Emma Reardon and Mr Tom Beard
- Year 6 – Miss Mikayla Lack and Mr Eric Monaghan
- Learning Enhancement Support Teachers – Mrs Julene Bednall
- Learning Enhancement Coordinator – Mrs Jo Messer
- Physical Education – Mrs Karryn McCullagh and Mr Eric Monaghan
- Health - Mrs Julene Bednall
- Art – Ms Janet Stary
- Japanese – Mrs Susie Allan
- Music - Mrs Jillian Norton and Mr Jack Machin
- Counsellors - Miss Kelsey Odgers and Mrs Lucinda Gear
- Library – Ms Janet Stary
- Resource Centre Coordinator – Mrs Jenni Sutton
- Religious Education Coordinator – Miss Amelia Daun
- Assistant to the Head of Junior School – Miss Amelia Daun
- Head of Junior School – Mrs Jo Messer
Non Teaching Staff
- Learning Support Officers – Mrs Heather Priest, Miss Sarah Mazengarb, Mr Ethan Hine, Mrs Theresia Thomas, Miss Ruby Banks, Miss Grace Gardner, Mr Matt Ditton, Mrs Mandy Tollard, Mr Hudson Arkley, Mrs Nicole Read, Mrs Diana Cubit, Mrs Jenni Sutton, Mrs Julie Stokes and Mrs Katrina Berry
- Office – Mrs Michelle Moate and Mrs Olga Leon
- Grounds – Mrs Gina Graves
